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The federal corruption case involving a Queens State Senator and a Queens City Councilman may actually have gotten its start 25 miles north of New York City, in Rockland County. NY1's Josh Robin filed the following report.
SPRING VALLEY, NY - It seemed like a normal day at the village hall in Spring Valley, New York, but it hasn't been particularly routine, not since federal agents arrested Mayor Noramie Jasmin and her deputy mayor on corruption charges.
They're alleged to have taken bribes from a developer to build a community center on a plot near the village offices.
A few miles away lies another of the case's landmarks, the unfinished hulk of a house belonging to Moses Mark Stern.
By all accounts, he's the developer who met with the mayor, and others. And with his help, federal officials can send to prison not just Rockland officials, but four city political figures, including Queens state Senator Malcolm Smith and Queens City Councilman Dan Halloran.
Stern allegedly helped Smith, a Democrat, try to secure a spot in the Republican mayoral primary.
Stern didn't answer the door at his would-be mansion. His lawyer could not be reached.
Federal investigators appear to have roped him by leveraging a huge debt that Stern owes Citigroup. The company said it's still trying to get him to repay a $126 million loan from a real estate deal gone bad.
Stern is an orthodox Jew. The mayor is Haitian-American. They are members of two groups with growing clout in the changing community.
Community activist Cassandra Edwards said the area used to be more of a mix of African-American and secular Jews.
She said people aren't surprised by the arrests.
"That's sad, but it's almost like you expect something to happen," she said. "I think overall, if we really balance out what's been happening in the village of Spring Valley over the last few years, it's been operating dysfunctionally anyway."
As for the mayor, she defended herself earlier this week.
"I'm asking the community not to prejudge me, rather, to keep me in your prayers for my good name to restore," Jasmin said.
Since returning to work, she's intent on refusing to say any more.
On Thursday, her office was trying to arrange a city shuttle to pick up someone stranded at the local Target store for two hours.
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Working capital efficiency can be a beautiful thing, as any finance executive familiar with the Working Capital Survey conducted by CFO magazine and REL Consultancy Group should know by now. The idea, as we explained in our first survey four years ago, is straightforward enough. If you minimize your working capital — that is, the amount tied up in receivables, payables, and inventory — you maximize your cash flow. The freed cash can then be reinvested in the business, thereby enhancing your prospects for growth. This year's survey once again shows how companies stack up within their industries according to this measure of financial performance. Included are operating companies with at least $600 million in sales and a significant amount of receivables, payables, and inventory.
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The recent downturn in the economy calls into question the assumptions underlying a strategy of minimizing working capital. To the extent that it means reducing the number of days that sales (or receivables) are outstanding, increasing days that payables are outstanding, or both, the effort requires the acquiescence of customers and creditors, respectively.
And if either constituency doesn't go along, the idea can backfire. After all, dunning customers and stiff-arming suppliers — otherwise known as "playing the float" — may be easy enough to pull off during good times, but when the economy slows, those tactics may drive hard-pressed customers into the arms of more-lenient competitors, and scare suppliers into refusing to provide product on credit. To the extent that the strategy risks bringing about either of these unintended consequences, notes Adam Levy, an analyst for Epoch Partners, in San Francisco, "negative working capital can work against you."
This doesn't mean abandoning attempts at managing working capital aggressively. Just ask Amazon.com. Granted, investors now pore over the hugely unprofitable E-tailer's working capital trends to discern just how much leeway it has with suppliers. That, naturally enough, eliminates the possibility of mining cash from the company's payables, as Amazon CFO Warren Jenson is the first to admit. When describing how working capital figures into the company's shift in strategic emphasis from growth to profitability, Jenson notes: "This isn't about trying to string our vendors out."
However, a second route to increased cash flow from working capital that's plied by many companies — decreasing days of receivables outstanding — isn't available to Amazon either, simply because it operates more or less on a cash basis, as credit card payments are made within two days of customer orders. In short, the company has little, if any, room for improvement there.
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NEW YORK — Susan Herbst says she isn't giving up.
As the UConn basketball team made final preparations Tuesday night for the second half of the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader against No. 25 North Carolina State, the school's president had another trip to Madison Square Garden circled this season.
And, no, we're not talking about the Feb. 6 game against St. John's at MSG.
Although it's a decided long shot at this point, Herbst is not giving up on getting UConn into the Big East Tournament.
Within hours Monday of Jim Calhoun's telling Michael Kay of YES that he "would never say never" when asked if he'd rule out a return to coaching, Herbst said she's doing everything in her power to get the Big East to rule in a return to the Garden in March.
"As everyone knows, we do not agree with the retroactive punishment of the current team," Herbst said. "Our APR [Academic Progress Rate] is fabulous now. In 2010-2011 it was 978. The 2011-2012 APR doesn't get announced until June, but it's going to be right in that same area. Obviously, we've turned the program around. Our current kids, as with our national championship team in 2011, are not an issue. They've done what they needed to do academically. They didn't cause the problem."
"We definitely feel we should be in the Big East Tournament. Not only have our students earned it, we think it's a great moment for camaraderie and solidarity for the Big East. We've taken our losses. We're moving on. We want to build a strong conference. UConn has been vital to it since the start. We want to make that tournament a success and I think we're needed there."
On March 7, the Big East presidents agreed conceptually that any team in any sport that was ruled ineligible for NCAA postseason play would likewise not be able to play in conference championships. The policy was voted on and adopted at the annual presidents meeting Nov. 13 in Chicago. UConn, of course, was punished for failing to meet NCAA academic standards from 2009 to 2011.
"The NCAA has left it up to conferences to decide about postseason play," Herbst said. "It's our decision. Conferences have made decisions on matters, but there's no precedent that I know of on the application of this new APR rule [adopted in 2011]. This is new territory."
"We think the conference should show solidarity and collegiality and needs to support its members. They should all re-examine it. We made our appeals. We made great arguments. We've made them regardless of conference realignment, but with our losses to the Big East we need all hands on deck. Show we're a great conference. I've been stating this case all along. It's taking on urgency now."
On one level, UConn deserved the sanctions it got. No matter how much national flag blue you bleed, the 826 APR in 2009-2010 was horrible. UConn has argued that by implementing its new policy in 2011, the NCAA unfairly punished schools retroactively. You can go round and round on that point.
I have supported UConn steadfastly on this one point: The best and latest available data should be used — it is the fairest data — and by that standard, UConn would have remained eligible. The NCAA Committee on Academic Performance ultimately ruled that with so many schools in so many sports using different marking periods, it could not able to process the scores from the 2011-2012 academic year for the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
With few schools to consider, wouldn't the Big East be in position to do that? Wouldn't its presidents want to make the fairest possible ruling? Or would those presidents, at this point, be afraid that it would appear to be giving in to UConn so it won't leave the conference? Those are fair questions.
In the meantime, it's also fair to wonder why Calhoun would say, "I would never say never," when asked by Kay if he'd return to coaching. "It would have to be the right situation," Calhoun added.
When asked later by our Dom Amore, Calhoun said, "Do I think I will be coaching somewhere next year? I don't think my wife would let me. … But you know me, I have no filter."
Does that mean he had no filter when he said never say never or when he said he didn't think he'd be coaching next season? Calhoun is often beloved and often not believed in Connecticut. Most folks don't think that Calhoun will coach again, but people outside our borders — including Big East presidents — don't understand the unpredictable games that Calhoun plays. Hell, the truth is, none of us do totally.
Although Calhoun is retired, it seems as if he never tires of the attention. It's almost Steinbrenneresque. Isn't the hero's goodbye press conference enough? Isn't retiring only days after $1.3 million were put in his pocket enough? Isn't $2.74 million not to coach this season enough? Isn't the additional $1 million March walkaway, if he wants to leave as coach emeritus, enough? Isn't retiring only weeks before the season to ensure your hand-picked successor gets the job for at least seven months enough?
Calhoun should be issuing a statement that he has zero intention of returning as UConn coach. Just to make sure it doesn't look like he's undermining Ollie or trying to pressure Manuel into immediately giving Ollie a contract. If Calhoun wants to coach the Heat or volunteer as a youth coach, that's his business. If he has caused even a speck of confusion about the UConn job, that's Connecticut's business.
Calhoun is the one who stuck Manuel with his retirement at the last minute. Manuel wanted to see how Ollie handles adversity, gets his team through a semester academically, handles the day-to-day rigors in public and behind locker room doors. He is clearing every hurdle. Maybe telling his mentor when to back off should be part of the test.
Of course, there is going to be some short-term recruiting collateral damage in this situation. Yet Calhoun telling our Dom Amore two months after Ollie got the job that he is increasingly concerned about the negative impact on recruiting due to Ollie's short-term contract strikes me as a little self-serving. How about all the months that Calhoun left everyone hanging on whether he was gong to retire? How about the academic problems on his watch that led to the sanctions? Didn't they hurt recruiting, too?
Giving KO a five-year contract today isn't suddenly going to persuade Jim Delany to give UConn an invitation to the Big Ten or convince John Swofford to throw out Louisville of the ACC in favor of UConn. Giving KO a five-year contract today isn't going to make Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins commit to UConn.
By creating uncertainty — Eammon Brennan of ESPN.com used the word chaotic Tuesday to describe UConn — Calhoun puts Manuel into an increasingly difficult situation. From everything I have heard, Manuel has loved what he has seen of Ollie and would likely give him a contact before the end of the season, anyway. By design or just with loose lips, Calhoun makes Manuel look weak if he signs Ollie too soon. And if words in the national media like "chaotic" are being used, what do Big East presidents think when Herbst is trying hard to get these current Huskies into a Big East Tournament where they do deserve to be?
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Coming off its dominating upset victory over rival George Washington last week, Capital football Coach Jon Carpenter was anxious to see how his youthful Cougars would respond.
Carpenter liked what he saw Friday night. Capital (6-3) continued its momentum, jumping on Beckley right from the start and earned its second straight impressive win with a 35-14 victory over the Flying Eagles at University of Charleston stadium.
"After everybody asked me about a possible letdown, it scared me to death," Carpenter said. "That's what you have to worry about is the kids getting big heads. It was big to see our kids come out, practice well, and play well."
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Capital cruised to a 28-0 lead midway through the second quarter, scoring four different ways. The Cougars scored a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter on a 19-yard touchdown run from Kashuan Haley and Jonathan Pittman six-yard interception return.
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Haley was injured on the play with 5:28 remaining in the second quarter, delivering a stiffarm to a Beckley defender, and didn't return. The dynamic Capital sophomore went to the emergency room but returned to the sideline with positive results.
"His thumb popped out," Carpenter said. "I don't think it's a break. I think he will be OK and good to go next week."
Haley finished the night with 45 yards rushing on nine carries. Cougar junior James Richmond carried the load, rushing for 101 yards on 19 attempts to go along with his 69 yards receiving, including a touchdown reception.
"Kashuan went down tonight and even though he's a great player, we have got other players that can play," Richmond said. "We have got a lot of skilled players. We are feeling great right now and things are clicking."
For Beckley, quarterback Andrew Johnson led the team in rushing with 35 yards on 12 carries, including a one-yard TD run. He also passed for 117 yards on nine of 23 passing and two interceptions.
Team statistics
Beckley Capital
First downs 14 35
Total yards 189 356
Rushes-yards 30-72 45-199
Passing 117 161
Comp-Att-Int 9-23-2 10-15-0
Punts-Avg. 6-34.2 3-28.7
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-4
Penalties-Yards 7-49 12-87
Beckley 0 6 8 0 -- 14
Capital 14 14 7 0 -- 35
First quarter
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Cap - Jonathan Pittman 6 interception return (Garrison kick), .17
Second quarter
Cap - James Richmond 24 pass from Tyhree Pratt (Garrison kick), 7:19
Cap - Haley 43 punt return (Garrison kick), 5:28
Beck - Marcus Mickey 2 run (run failed), 3:03
Third quarter
Beck - Andrew Johnson 1 run (Donte Nabors pass from Johnson), 8:38
Cap - Khalil Bush 15 pass from Pratt (Garrison kick), 5:09
Individual Statistics
Rushing: Beckley - Andrew Johnson 12-35, Ramon Edwards 5-24, Jacob Meadows 2-6, Bret Osborne 1-3, Marcus Mickey 2-2, Joshua Creed 1-2, Chase Hancock 7-0; Capital - James Richmond 19-101, Kashuan Haley 7-45, Tyrell Davis 6-35, Rayquan Vanover 6-12, Tyhree Pratt 7-6.
Passing: Beckley - Johnson 9-23-2, 117; Capital - Pratt 10-15-0, 161.
Receiving: Beckley - Donte Nabors 5-90, Edwards 2-15, Hancock 2-12; Capital -Richmond 2-69, Davon Tyson 3-41, Cliff Pratt 2-16, Khalil Bush 1-16, Rayqon Vanover 1-14, Tyrell Davis 1-4.


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Help is better than sympathy: Frank Brangwyn and the First World War
- 24 May — 14 September 2014
At the start of the First World War, more than a million Belgian refugees fled the advancing armies. Those who made it to England found a sympathetic welcome; local relief committees raised funds to sustain them during their time in exile.
This exhibition traces their story through the work of Frank Brangwyn. A well-known and successfull artist at the outbreak of war, Brangwyn became a prolific poster designer. His designs have become synonymous with First World War propaganda, ranging from recruitment posters to designs decrying the horrors of the war. Shown together they offer an opportunity to examine Brangwyn's attitude to the war, and the Belgian refugees in particular, using the Gallery's rich collection.
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Museums at Night: Mr Smith's Letterpress at William Morris Gallery
- 15 May 2014
Kelvyn Smith aka Mr Smith's Letterpress Workshop will appear at the Gallery during the Museums at Night Festival.
Under Mr Smith's expert guidance, Gallery visitors will use traditional type to create their own political slogans. And to set the mood we'll start the evening with a dramatic performance of one of Morris's socialist chants.
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IBM Lotus Domino Server software provides messaging, calendaring and
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IBM has released technote #1202446 for this issue. The vendor has been
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A deadly car crash in Fluvanna County killed one teen and injured three others back in August. Now, after months spent in various hospitals, the driver is back home.
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On August 20, 2009, Rigsby was driving down Nahor Manor Road in Fluvanna County when he swerved to avoid an oncoming car. The car crashed into a tree, killing passenger Caitlin Conn and injuring Morgan Winter and Dillon Saylor.
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Today in History – April 22, 1970 – First Earth Day. Senator Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day, says that the idea for Earth Day evolved over a period of seven years starting in 1962. He wanted President Kennedy to give visibility to pollution and the environmental degradation that was appearing throughout the country, but was going unnoticed by the political establishment. The anti-Vietnam War demonstrations called "teach-ins" were popular on college campuses and he decided to organize a huge grassroots protest over what was happening to our environment, tapping into both the energy of the student anti-war movement and the environmental cause. A Sunday, November 30, 1969, New York Times article by Gladwin Hill forecast that this was going to be a massive event:
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Senator Gaylord Nelson explains that Earth Day worked "because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level. We had neither the time nor resources to organize 20 million demonstrators and the thousands of schools and local communities that participated."
Today with global warming and another energy crises, sustainability is a top international concern and an estimated 1 billion people will do something to observe the anniversary of the first Earth Day. People will participate in marches and protests, family and community activities, clean-up days, tree-planting events, saving water, saving energy, nature walks, and sustainability events. A coalition of U.S. government agencies provides more on the history of Earth Day, environmental progress and Earth Day activities.
I am pleased to see a dramatic change in government action to aggressively work on climate and environmental issues. EPA administrator Lisa Jackson challenges all Americans to "begin building the green economy", Department of Energy's Steven Chu tackling global warming.
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Heya guys,
I searched for it and it seems no one mentioned it.
Well, I found this: iPhonology and I was wondering if anyone knows something about it. i looks interesting.
Have a great day!
Heya guys,
I searched for it and it seems no one mentioned it.
Well, I found this: iPhonology and I was wondering if anyone knows something about it. i looks interesting.
Have a great day!
I can vouch for this guy, though I have been unable to find those images, I have found traces of those files plus a translator a while ago
Streaming internet radio through WiFi, a dictionary, a unit converter, etc. are rumoured to come with one of the future updates from Apple.
Apparently Apple wants to make up for the lack of an open API and maybe this is also part of another marketing stunt by keeping the iPhone hype up and running by introducing new features/applications with each and every FW update. This would also make people think twice before unlocking the iPhone since every FW update probably requires adaptation for the software unlock solution.
Apple does the right thing, unfortunately they didn't think this through because giving people applications but at the same time fighting the free development of third party applications is not something they can keep up for long.
Honestly, I don't understand why Apple seems to care that much about "hacking" solutions, maybe the pressure from their carrier partners is really putting a lot of pressure upon them. Look at the problems people encounter with software unlocks and hacks, look how some of them are very complicated to use for the avarage user. Apple really doesn't have to fear us but if they want to do us and others something good, they should go after COMMERCIAL suppliers of unlock solutions because this is actually where the REAL problem for Apple is coming from since these people make an unlock available much easier to a broader audience.
Apple shoots with canons against flies but is actually missing the "donkeys" they need to target to protect their marketing strategy. WE are not the enemy, on the contrary. Apple should start to realize this before they p.ss off a lot of loyal customers and addicts.
If you've unlocked in the USA then you can at least have a go at returning the unit and getting one with an AT&T contract. If you are not, and unfortunately upgrade to 1.1.1, then you have effectively had your property destroyed, a very sour taste left in the mouth, and won't have anything to show off to friends / clients / suppliers etc.
It's an own goal beyond belief. Unless Jobs really didn't want to do this but was contractually bound by AT&T (which seems unlikely), then it heralds the change of the 'customer-friendly' Apple of old to yet another USA 'fuck the customer' big corporation. And I won't be actively promoting their products any more. I am *not* the only one saying this, and I'm not a petulant teenager either...


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Hello dear Hackint0sh-community.
First off, my setup:
I am German and live in Germany. I set up my iPhone 4S in English, because I find the German interface too "crowded" (i.e. many buttons have much longer descriptions in German when compared to the English original, so far even that some buttons get 'cut off' after some letters and end with ...).
So far so good. Now, in iOS 6 there is a feature that I have been looking for for a long time, which is turn-by-turn navigation.
It said that it would need Siri activated (which I had turned off as I never used it). So I figured it would use Siri's language settings, which I set to German.
Now I noticed that for some reasons, the navigation software uses the English Siri, which coupled with German street names is rather hilarious
Is there a hidden setting (or an obvious one that I am not seeing) to change this? Or am I stuck with this?
Best regards


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LEGO® City Mining The Mine (4204)
6 - 12 years. The Mine is a busy place, full of miners digging for gold! Break up the rock with the big drilling machine and transport it out of the mine with the train. Then load it onto the conveyer belt with the crane and haul it away with the truck! There's even a safe to keep the gold inside. Help the miners find even more gold by blasting with the dynamite! 748 pieces
- Includes 4 minifugures: crew chief, crane driver, driller and truck driver
- Mine measure over 9" high, 9" wide, and 22" long
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Just biked down to Indian Creek. They have put cation tape up otherwise I would have gone closer. The video I took was on Wednesday, the day before the big flood down there. Yesterday the water nearly surrounded the whole school like an island, and went up over the street into peoples basements and such. Today when I biked I saw at least 3 people with dumpsters, ridding there soggy fruniture out of there houses.
Indian Creek School After Flood
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Honolulu hotel close to Ala Wai Canal
Off Ala Wai Canal
Just off the Ala Wai Canal, Royal Garden at Waikiki is a 5-10 minute walk from Waikiki Beach and the famous Kalakaua Shopping District.
Pool, saunas, fitness
This Honolulu hotel is set amid tropical gardens with an outdoor pool, two saunas, and a fitness center for guest usage.
Offers various views
All 208 guestrooms at the Wyndham Vacation Resorts Royal Garden at Waikiki are air conditioned and offer views of Waikiki, Ala Wai Canal, or the Ko'olau Mountains.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
- General
A 5-10 minute walk from Waikiki Beach, the Wyndham Vacation Resorts Royal Garden at Waikiki is set amid tropical gardens. An outdoor pool and fitness center are on site. The hotel offers valet parking (surcharge).
- Swimming pool - outdoor
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- Total number of rooms - 208
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Waikiki Beach is 10 blocks from the hotel, and tennis courts and the Ala Wai Golf Course are only 1.5 miles away. The hotel has an outdoor pool and two saunas. A fitness center with cardiovascular equipment and resistance exercise machines is on site.
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Just as any team can hurt you in round-robin play, a majority of WJC Division 1 countries have improved to the point where any of them can win it all. The future is here, but just which members of Team Belarus should you draft in a keeper league? Whoever you want, if you're in mine.
Cody Bass - Thanks to the inundation of media coverage the WJC receives in Canada, at least one player becomes a national hero for his lunchpailer work. Unfortunately, the hype often grows so great that the 'emerging' player in question never lives up to the expectations placed upon them. Colin Fraser, Maxime Talbot, Jordin Tootoo and Steve Ott come to mind as clutch grinders who, while bona fide NHLers, were all vastly overrated offensively following their respective World Junior performances.
In the only time you will ever see this phrase written in the history of the human race, Cody Bass is the Next One: his leadership, work in the trenches and grit are top notch. He just has no hands or offensive awareness whatsoever.
Upside: Bottom six checking forward.
Production Potential: 15-15-30, 100 PIM and +10.
You can draft Bass in your keeper league if you want. If it values PIM, +/-, faceoff wins and hits, you'd do well. Just don't expect a lot of contributions across the blueline at the NHL level.
Daniel Bertram - On the opposite side of the spectrum, there's NCAA standout and Chicago Blackhawks draft choice Dan Bertram. An obscenely fast bundle of energy, Bertram's hands and shot are top-notch. When placed on a line with fellow college speedster Andrew Cogliano, the only thing faster in the rink will be light. With terrific tenacity and defensive awareness, it will be sooner, rather than later, for this potential future Hobey Baker winner.
Upside: 2nd line energy RW.
Production Potential: 30-25-55, 80 PIM, +5
Codey Burki - Equal parts checker and playmaker, Brandon Wheat Kings pivot Codey Burki will provide Team Canada and the Colorado Avalanche with solid, sometimes spectacular play from the bottom six. His offensive gifts are still developing, but there's no questioning the Winnipeg native's two-way game. A conversion to wing at the NHL level is a strong possibility as Burki's strength and skating are very raw. A solid shot and excellent work ethic complete the package of an above-average defensive forward that can make an impact on the scoreboard as well as on the ice.
Upside: Top-nine two-way forward.
Production Potential: 20-25-45, 60 PIM, +5
Marc-Andre Cliche - Another energy forward for an otherwise one-dimensional roster, one of the greatest-named players in all of sports puts the Cliche in Cliche. Good two-way awareness and a knack for scoring key goals from the right wing, Cliche's NHL future is not on solid ground. He must continue to hone his defensive game as he does not have the extra gear required to score consistently at the pro level. An outside shot at the WJC roster despite being a solid leader, Cliche has a long road ahead but could help form one of the best energy lines in the NHL if teamed with fellows Ranger prospects Nigel Dawes and Brandon Dubinsky.
Upside: Bottom-six energy forward who can play the occasional shift on the top two lines.
Production Potential: 25-20-45, 45 PIM, +0
Andrew Cogliano - Named by the Canadian coaching staff as the best player at the summer WJC camp, 'Cogs' has quickly gained notoriety since being drafted late in the first round in 2005. At 25th overall, he was something of a Plan B for the Edmonton Oilers, who wanted then-high school standout T.J. Oshie, taken a pick earlier by the St. Louis Blues. The strange coincidence that is the Oilers and Blues always drafting two very similar players and having their fans fight about the difference for years aside, Cogliano has the early leg up on Oshie. While not as well-rounded, and nowhere near as physical, the slight centerman scored five times as many points in last year's WJC, has double as many points in the NCAA (22 in 17 games, Oshie, 11 in 14) this year and will feature prominently on Canada's top line in Sweden. A poor man's Paul Kariya, Cogliano, ranked 64th in the Dobber Hockey's Top 200 prospects list, has a bit of work to do before the NHL comes calling, but the Oilers have unearthed a gem.
Upside: #1A centerman.
Production Potential: 25-50-75, 30 PIM, +2
Steve Downie - Blowing onto the scene with a media-friendly attitude, microphone-loving mouth and world-beating skill, OHL standout Steve Downie had his coming-out party in Vancouver in 2006. One of the most charismatic junior prospects to emerge in some time, the offensive dynamo has had his share of ups and Down-ies. Considered too wild for the NHL, it was fitting that Bobby Clarke selected the right-handed right wing in 2005. Several violent on-ice incidents before and during his draft year saw him tumble, but since cleaning up his game, Downie has transformed himself into the most imposing CHL player since Dion Phaneuf. He will be Canada's undisputed leader in Sweden, and should make is NHL debut at the end of this season on try-out. He was and remains a Clarke favorite, and the Flyers feel he is ready to make the next step. A skilled passer and sniper, the 43rd ranked prospect in Dobber's Top 200 will make an impact as soon as he hits the NHL.
Upside: Top-line RW.
Production Potential: 30-45-75, 200 PIM, +5
Angelo Esposito - Lost in the shadow of Sidney Crosby, lanky, jet-wheeled Angelo Esposito had one of the best QMJHL seasons by a 16 year-old in 2005-06, notching 98 points in 57 games. A projected first-overall draft pick for several years, 'Espo' has seen his peers catch up in skill and attention. It doesn't help that the 6'1, 174 lbs centre isn't exactly dominating the Q despite his immense talent and drive. Still Top 15 in QMJHL scoring as of now with 48 points in 27 games, and the youngest player in the top 20 scorers, Esposito may see his draft stock take a fall as more pro-ready prospects take centre stage. The team that drafts him will undoubtedly get a steal, as the youngster's stickhandling, shot and offensive awareness are just shy of making him a generational talent. An additional 20 pounds and a year of development would shoot him into the upper echelon of prospects.
Upside: Top-six forward.
Production Potential: With no added weight and little improvement, 30-45-75. Otherwise, 30-65-95+.
Sam Gagner - The roundabout career path of Sam Gagner has come full circle. The second-highest scorer for the USHL's Sioux City Musketeers as a 16 year-old, the 5'10 centerman showed flashes of talent during the 2005-06 campaign. Since returning from the States after changing a decision to attend the NCAA, the Ontario native has turned those flashes into a steady stream of awesome en route to 60 points in 26 OHL games in a London Knights uniform. To put his numbers in perspective, his 2.3 PPG is higher than Corey Perry's- when the latter was 19 and scored 130 points in 60 games. If he can maintain this rate, Gagner will come up just 32 points shy of Wayne Gretzky's totals at the same age. For now, Gagner is a lock to make Canada's WJC entry. While the pivot has been criticized for being all hands and rush and no defensive game or muscle, he is already outplaying those his own age in Canada by a wide margin. It's very likely he can do the same against the world. With proper training and development, Gagner's potential is that of a star top center in the mold of Jason Spezza, capable of dazzling offense every shift. He is already ahead of Spezza in one vital area: speed, which will ease his transition to the show.
Upside: #1 Center
Production Potential: 25-75-100.
Claude Giroux - What a difference a few inches can make (quiet, significant other). In 2004-05, Montreal native Claude Giroux was playing out the year in the lower levels of Quebec junior hockey, unable to get a sniff at even the QMJHL due to his 5'4 frame. Six inches was all the already talented speedster needed to become a premier prospect. Giroux was plain scary in the middle of adjusting to his growth spurt last season, and still managed to post over 100 points as a Q rookie. Now that he's adjusted, the 48th-ranked prospect on the Dobber Hockey Prospect 200 is second in league scoring, potting 64 points in 33 games. Strikingly similar to fellow Flyers property Simon Gagne, Giroux will likely follow a similar development path and enter the NHL next season. Except at least a Calder finalist performance.
Upside: All-Star LW
Production Potential: 40-60-100.
Darren Helm - Another crack find by the scouting staff of the Detroit Red Wings, smart, efficient checking forward Darren Helm was just shy of 25 points in his draft year, allowing the Wings to snatch him late in the 2005 Entry Draft. It's debatable whether the Wings knew what they had offensively before his coming out party, but one thing hasn't changed: Helm can backcheck and break up plays better than most defenders in the WHL. For all the burgeoning talent up ice Helm has shown, it will be his contributions in his own end that will make him a strong candidate for both the WJC team and the NHL.
Upside: Marty Reasoner
Production Potential: 10-20-30, +11, 55 PIM
Bryan Little- A plausible NHLer right now, OHL superstar Bryan Little has cast aside any doubts surrounding his skill level and heart. Willing to skate around, through and over anyone and everyone in order to finish or create plays, and with no major holes in his game, there will be Little time left in the OHL for the 72nd-ranked Dobber Hockey prospect. A top six NHL role with a buffet of powerplay time awaits the young centerman in Atlanta.
Upside: Center who finishes top-five in assists year in, year out
Production Potential: 25-65-90
Brad Marchand - Another smaller but greatly hyped offensive pivot, Marchand has had the season most envisioned of the 71st overall pick in 2006. He also has the same problems as were predicted; size, strength and accountability in all three zones. An outside shot to make Team Canada due to the plethora of weapons available in the playmaking department- Marchand's skill set is duplicated in Little and Cogliano- the Bruins will nevertheless welcome the 5'9, 183lbs forward with open arms in three years.
Upside: Second-line center/PP specialist
Production Potential: 20-35-55
Ben Maxwell- A former 'projected' first round pick, when the time came for names to be called in 2006, the North Van native fell to the bottom of the second round and an eager Montreal Canadiens club. Another strong NHL prospect with not so strong WJC chances, Maxwell's development won't be hurt by staying in Kootenay a full season. There, the skinny center can better work on his array of tools and improve on the weaknesses standing between him and the NHL.
Upside: Dependable two-way second liner
Production Potential: 15-35-50
Kendall McArdle - A noted power winger, McArdle hasn't been spectacular offensively since being drafted in 2005, but he's made great strides in every other part of his game and will be at least competent as a physical force with a scorer's touch. Not very big, the grind of the WHL sked has hit McArdle hard, and that is a major concern before the Florida Panthers come calling for the wrecking ball on skates. He will make Team Canada in an energy forward role as players in his mold are lacking.
Upside: Third line hitter who can play on the top two lines
Production Potential: 25-30-55, 150+ PIM
James Neal - Rounding off Team Canada's projected power forwards, 6'2 James Neal provides clutch scoring ability to go along with bone-jarring hits. 16 points 13 games led the OHL's Plymouth Whalers in playoff scoring to go along with 33 PIM. Clearly not out of his element in big games, Neal is a perfect fit for Team Canada. In 27 games this season, the Oshawa native leads Plymouth in goals with 17, and is second in both assists (19) and PIM (61).
Upside: Checking line left wing
Production Potential: 25-25-50, 100+ PIM
Ryan O'Marra - Former Otter, now Saginaw Spirit, and always mean, Tokyo-born Ryan O'Marra will lead Canada from the third line. And that's no slight. One of the CHL's most well-rounded forwards, O'Marra will be responsible for keeping pucks out of his end while putting it in the other. Team Canada's medal hopes rely on the strong two-way play of its forwards year in and year out, and for this center at least, there will be no worry - in either zone.
Upside: Above-average second line center
Production Potential: 30-45-75, 120+ PIM
Mathieu Perreault - 52 points in 62 games last season. 66 in... 32? So goes the development of QMJHL leading scorer Mathieu Perreault. A mere 5'8 and 151 lbs, and not one to play much bigger, Perreault's calling card is undeniable offense. However, the spectacular failure of similar players like Simon Gamache and Pavel Rosa mean the slight forward's junior production may mean nothing. Then again, in the new game and at the same age, it's entirely plausible Gamache and Rosa would have developed properly. For now, Perreault is the Q's best scoring talent, but his chances of traveling to Sweden are bleak.
Upside: PP specialist in the Mike Comrie mold.
Production Potential: 15-50-65, -10
Tom Pyatt - Well, at least he won't take forty years to develop. On the other hand, Tom Pyatt doesn't have anywhere near the potential of his brother- though that may not matter if Taylor never fulfills it. In either case, the younger of the Pyatts is coincidentally the safest. He'll never lead a team in scoring, and he doesn't have the frame at 5'11 to dominate games physically, but Tom's positional play and defensive acumen are exceptional. The Rangers have plethora of bottom-sixers, but Pyatt may prove to be the best of them.
Upside: Energy winger with solid offensive instincts
Production Potential: 25-25-50, +5
Devin Setoguchi - What a funny thing hindsight is. This time last year, teams were ruing missing out on Devin Setoguchi. Initially very underrated, the Sharks moved up to nab up 8th overall in 2005 and the 6'0 sniper responded with a big-time 83 points in 2005-06. Now, the natural goal scorer has fallen by the wayside, potting an underwhelming 20 points in 25 games to go with a -6 rating. For the soon-to-be-twenty-year-old, much, much more was expected. Rumours of homesickness following a trade from the Saskatoon Blades to the Prince George Cougars don't excuse an off year that will ultimately cost Setoguchi a spot on Team Canada. The potential for greatness is still there, but is at this point suppressed.
Upside: Top-six sniper
Production Potential: 35-35-70
Chris Stewart - One player who is meeting the challenges of high expectations is Kingston Frontenac and 169th Dobber ranked prospect Chris Stewart. A leading scorer on any other squad, the 6'1 228 pound power forward has had to take on a more defensive role on a unit with scoring stars Cory Emmerton and Bobby Hughes. The first choice in 2006 for the Avalanche, Stewart has taken his ice time and run - or skated- with it, putting up a relatively impressive -1 on a line that is a collective -15. He's also bulled his way to 31 points and 50 PIM in the first 24 games of the season. This combination of skill and size should be enough on its own to win Stewart a checking line spot on Team Canada.
Upside: Adam Deadmarsh
Production Potential: 30-35-65, 180+ PIM
John Tavares - Consider this: the OHL's leading scorer is not eligible to be drafted until 2009. With a legit shot at 65 goals as a 16 year-old, phenom John Tavares is on pace to banhizzlefy the OHL career goals mark. Yes, banhizzlefy. There is simply no word for how much of a distance the Oakville native will have between himself and Peter Lee, who holds the record with 213. 45 at 15, 65 at 16, 80 at 17 and 90 at 18 means 280 goals for young Tavares. Lee would have had to have played six seasons in the O to match it. 300 goals is even within reach, an unheard of accomplishment. And that's without the effects of puberty and possibly adding another two or three inches of hei... okay, but enough looking ahead. I'm running out of underwear. Tavares is the best at putting the puck in the net in all of the CHL, with Bossy-esque ability. In fact, 300 goals would put Tavares just 9 off of Bossy's QMJHL career total. It's clear that the youngster belongs with the best in the world.
Upside: Hall of Fame goal scorer
Production Potential: 60-60-120
Jonathan Toews - Last but nowhere near the least or anything one could conceivably consider the bottom, heart and soul talent Jonathan Toews will center one of Canada's top two lines, now and in the future. Forget giving 110%. The NCAA's best all-around player gives ten times that, and that's on an off night. There's simply no scoring on him or stopping him from scoring against you. Toews is the type of player teams win championships with, and he'll start fairly young.
Upside: All-star captain center
Production Potential: 35-55-90
Projected Team Canada Lineup
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